Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-03
PISCATORIAL.
The Fish Commissioners Pay Visit TO
Truckee and Tahoe.

The Fish Commissioners Pay Visit TO
Truckee and Tahoe.
The Marysyille 4ppeai gives the foley
ing account of the official visit to Denner,
Tahoe and the Truckee river, made few
days ago by Fish Commissioners Reuter-
and Sherwood, from information furnished
by the latter. Commissioner Cary, of the
State Of Nevada, met them at Truekee and
accompanied them during the investiga-
ton
They first visited Bonner lake, and went
around it, finding everything in good con-
ditiop, except at an abandoned saw-mill at
the outlet On Bonner creek. Where the
dam was there is an obstruction sufficient
to prevent the fish from passing up into the
lake. Arrangements were made with J.
f. Moody, of Truckce, to remove the OBJ
struction, the work to be paid by the Com
mission of this State.
The Commissioners next took a team
and drove up the Truckee river to Lake
Tahoe, examining four dams on the way in
distance of fifteen miles, two of which
require fish ladders. These four dams are
| owned, or were built, by the Truckee Lum-
| Der Company, very extensive corpora
ton. The Commissioners from this State
| called on Mr.. kreuger, Superintendent of
said company, had pleasant interview,
| and served notice on him requiring the con-
struction of fish ladders, which he promised
| to comply with at once. Thursday night
| they remained at Tahoe City, and the next
morning visited the private hatchery of
Captain a. j. Todman. who owns and runs
the pleasure steamer Tod Goodwin on Lake
Tahoe. His hatchery has capacity of one
| million, and is in charge of J. Frazier, an
experienced workman in fish culture He
has about 10000 trout eggs on the trays,
In process of Matching is daily adding
more, ard will run the hatchery to its full
capacity, all OF which will be turned into
the lake as soon as the fish are large
enough. This hatchery is operated under
permit from the Commissioners of this
State, and will be of much benefit to that
beautiful lake and its thousands of patrons
and tourists.
AT $50 A. NJ the party took the steamer
and went up the lake to McKinney's,
where j. Shelley is employed taking trout
and spawn for Matching at the Shelley
hatchery near Coifax. He had about 49,
600 eggs in process of "eyeing,' and some
ping" In ten days he expects to have 350,-
GOO ready to send to the hatchery.
The party then went up to Tallac, and
examined an inlet to the lake, which is full
OF trout going up to spawn. From there
they went to the old Lake House at the
upper end of the lake, when they crossed
the line and were in the State of Nevada,
about one-third of the lake lying in said
State. From this point they passed down
the lake on the Nevada side to Glenbrook,
arriving at o'clock, making run of about
sixty miles. AT 2 o'clock they took stage
passage to Carson City, where they ar
rived at 4 o'clock and remained until I.
Here the California Commissioners parted
company with Commissioner Cary, who is
resident of Carson, and proprietor of the
Arlington Hotel. At o'clock the remain
der of the party took the cars for Truckee
and arrived there at IL, making rather
extended trip for one day, which % years
ago would have required at least 80 days.
Saturday morning they took a team and
went down the Truckee river, examin-
ing four more dams, each of
which require fish ladders. At each
of these places notices were served on the
owners or the superintendent, and each
promised to comply with the law relative
to ladders. The Truckee river is a wonder
tul stream, and the water is being utilized
from one end to the other for saving lum-
Der, making doors, sash, blinds, boxes, and
numerous large ice companies putting up
Ice In winter, all requiring dams across the
Sttedtn lneSe cams nave Tor years been
barrier to the passage of fish and the effect
IS felt now at both Tahoe and Bonner
lakes, which places are fast becoming pop
ular pleasure resorts in the summer season.
Within two years there will be railroad
from Truckee to Tahoe, when the demand
for fish will increase to the extent that
every means will be taken TO keep up the
supply. The Commission see the import
ance of this, and intend that the law rela-
tive to ladders and protection and propaga-
ton of fish shall be obeyed, if it takes the
whole force of the State. To this end they
have made J. F. Moody, prominent clti-
sioner, with full authority to enforce the
law and move Instructions in the river,
where ladders are not built. However, the
Commissioners have no fear of trouble, as
each one has already promised to comply
with the requirements of the law.